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Gartner: Just 12% of IT infrastructure pros outpace CIO expectations

Budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of talent can hamstring infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals.

Dec 7, 2023 4 mins

Data Center Industry Network Security

Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density.

Dec 6, 2023 3 mins

CPUs and Processors Technology Industry

EU approves $1.3B in aid for cloud, edge computing

New projects focus on areas including open source software to help connect edge services, and application interoperability.

Dec 5, 2023 3 mins

Cloud Computing Edge Computing Technology Industry

Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 VMware employees as deal closes

The closing of VMware’s $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom will lead to layoffs, with 1,267 VMware workers set to lose their jobs at the start of the new year.

Dec 1, 2023 3 mins

Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

Why is OFDMA a Magical Feature in the 802.11ax Standard?

OFDMA significantly reduces contention and preamble overhead, especially for short packets prevalent in many networks. But there’s more.

Oct 18, 2018 6 mins

Technology Industry

VMware stung by defections and layoffs after Broadcom close

Layoffs and executive departures are expected after an acquisition, but there's also concern about VMware customer retention.

Nov 30, 2023 3 mins

Data Center Industry Virtualization

US will take decades for supply chain independence in chips: Nvidia CEO

Jensen Huang pointed out that Nvidia’s latest AI servers have 35,000 parts from all over the world, including Taiwan.

Nov 30, 2023 4 mins

CPUs and Processors Technology Industry

DRAM prices slide as the semiconductor industry starts to decline

TSMC is reported to be cutting production runs on its mature process nodes as a glut of older chips in the market is putting downward pricing pressure on DDR4.

Nov 29, 2023 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Technology Industry

AWS launches Cost Optimization Hub to help curb cloud expenses

At its ongoing re:Invent 2023 conference, the cloud service provider introduced several new and free updates that are expected to help enterprises optimize their AWS costs.

Nov 28, 2023 3 mins

Events

Nvidia’s made-for-China chip delayed due to integration issues: Report

Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density.

Nov 24, 2023 4 mins

CPUs and Processors Generative AI Technology Industry